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it turns out that we know not just hurricane sandy. it was a pretty big season. jack bevins is with the hurricane watch service, national hurricane center. thank you. >> we are expecting a fairly active year. it may have been in terms of the named storms a little bit more active than what we were expecting. >> and he gives us the full court. >> we get 19 main storms during the year 10 of which became hurricanes. at the present time, we know that one of these hurricanes is actually a major hurricane, category 3 or higher. >> bill: you know what's funny? i don't remember, the only one i remember is sandy. right? but 19 of them this year. have you seen more that could be related to global warming. >> the scientists tell us that there is going to be an increase because of global warming in the number and in the severity of hurricanes. now, we can't look at one hurricane event and say, this is a result of climate change, but what you can absolutely demonstrate is that climate change and global warming is leading to more hurricanes action more severe storms and as a re
it turns out that we know not just hurricane sandy. it was a pretty big season. jack bevins is with the hurricane watch service, national hurricane center. thank you. >> we are expecting a fairly active year. it may have been in terms of the named storms a little bit more active than what we were expecting. >> and he gives us the full court. >> we get 19 main storms during the year 10 of which became hurricanes. at the present time, we know that one of these hurricanes is...
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the president is going to do something and really get serious about climate change after hurricane sandy how can we not act? and i would hope these and other issues -- and i want to hear from you 866-55-press -- that the president would go to the wall. i'm not going to hold anything back. i'm going to go balls forward -- he can say that i can't -- and fight the good fight, and i'm not going to cave in the way i did on too many issue notice the first term. i'm going to be a lot stronger and the american people are behind him i know. they want to see a fighter. so what do you hope the president will fight for and have more steel in his backbone in his second term. let's get the public pay action back. add that to obamacare. add the public plan option. we'll set the agenda for president president coming up at 866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. (vo) she's joy behar. >>current will let me say anything. ñ ñ r turn. >>i kn
the president is going to do something and really get serious about climate change after hurricane sandy how can we not act? and i would hope these and other issues -- and i want to hear from you 866-55-press -- that the president would go to the wall. i'm not going to hold anything back. i'm going to go balls forward -- he can say that i can't -- and fight the good fight, and i'm not going to cave in the way i did on too many issue notice the first term. i'm going to be a lot stronger and the...
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. >> a video about how to help the victims of sandy. he represented a lot of those areas in new york and it is a video saying here's what you can do to help. don't forget these victims. you have to get involved. that was the one tweet he sent out. he hasn't sent anymore out since. it was just the one but he's back. >> bill: did he send it from the locker room? was he clothed? >> you can go follow him at retweiner. >> bill: all right. before we get to your calls so just expanding on this idea of -- so again president obama with this line-up of people supporting him right? and we talked about the voter suppression and attempts of voter suppression, especially cutting down on early voting which meant longer lines and closing some -- polling places which meant longer lines. talking points memo this morning did a little -- yesterday did a little survey reported this morning on guess who had to wait in lines longer than anybody else? obama voters, 16% of them said they had to wait in line at least 30 minutes. only 9% of romney voters. >> wow.
. >> a video about how to help the victims of sandy. he represented a lot of those areas in new york and it is a video saying here's what you can do to help. don't forget these victims. you have to get involved. that was the one tweet he sent out. he hasn't sent anymore out since. it was just the one but he's back. >> bill: did he send it from the locker room? was he clothed? >> you can go follow him at retweiner. >> bill: all right. before we get to your calls so just...
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well, until hurricane sandy, all the polls showed that it was really a much titler race, and let's again look at the reality that the popular vote was still rather close. >> bill: right. >> and it could very well be that it took, again you hate to see a tragedy like sandy crystallizing votes, but the whole emotional content of the electorate shifted because people saw it wasn't just a storm, a bit of distraction for mitt romney, it showed the public what government was about, the slogan should have been after that, who rebuilt that, the public really saw and i think we talked about that on the show, the necessity of a government that builds, that comes in was clear to everybody. good 2% to 3% have the vote right there. >> bill: i remember the headline a big storm requires big government. they really summed it up. eliot, we'll let you go back to bed. get another hour of sleep. thank you for getting up for us this morning. >> it's great to get up today. >> bill: congratulations to you and all the current team, as well. etteout spitzer see him at 8:00 p.m. on current tv. >> announcer: looki
well, until hurricane sandy, all the polls showed that it was really a much titler race, and let's again look at the reality that the popular vote was still rather close. >> bill: right. >> and it could very well be that it took, again you hate to see a tragedy like sandy crystallizing votes, but the whole emotional content of the electorate shifted because people saw it wasn't just a storm, a bit of distraction for mitt romney, it showed the public what government was about, the...
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we talk about and sandy and now we moved on but to hear the president is going up to survey storm damage, a lot of people in the press were saying i thought that was over. well what you're telling us is it's not. >> eliot: the other lesson is the reason the devastation is so deep and hard to get power back is we haven't invested in infrastructure. we need to build this. you can't build and rely upon a power system that hasn't had the money put back into it to get the cables, the transformers, ready for the national disasters that we know are going to happen. we know this. we just don't act on it. >> bill: right. of course, that does speak to the inaction here in congress. people are hoping that in this -- i don't know why they're hoping but in this lame duck session, we're going to see some cooperation between the white house and republican leadership in congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. you've been talking to a lot of these on your show. what's your read? >> eliot: well, you know, how can you be against cooperation? on the other hand, i think the important message is get it right. whi
we talk about and sandy and now we moved on but to hear the president is going up to survey storm damage, a lot of people in the press were saying i thought that was over. well what you're telling us is it's not. >> eliot: the other lesson is the reason the devastation is so deep and hard to get power back is we haven't invested in infrastructure. we need to build this. you can't build and rely upon a power system that hasn't had the money put back into it to get the cables, the...
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but it wasn't as bad as his offer in the midst of hurricane sandy because remember, toupee chump had offered $5 million toú president obama's charity of choice if the president released his college transcripts. in the midst of hurricane sandy toupee chump issued another e-mail saying he was extending the deadline not showing any sort of sympathy or recognition of what a horrible situation the folks were going through in new jersey and new york. toupee chump said his message would be we're extending the deadline. oh, by the way the hurricane's not going to delay filming of our show on nbc. so because of all of that, there was a person who decided to start a petition to start a petition to try to get macy's, which features a signature line of clothing from toupee chump to drop mr. toupee chump so this petition started a couple of weeks ago has now gathered, let's see 600,000 signatures. and 600,000 signatures and it has also prompted a response from the ceo of macy's. before i get to that response, i want to remind you though, if toupee chump's clothes happen to be made in the united
but it wasn't as bad as his offer in the midst of hurricane sandy because remember, toupee chump had offered $5 million toú president obama's charity of choice if the president released his college transcripts. in the midst of hurricane sandy toupee chump issued another e-mail saying he was extending the deadline not showing any sort of sympathy or recognition of what a horrible situation the folks were going through in new jersey and new york. toupee chump said his message would be we're...
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the london olympics, the election super storm sandy and honey boo-boo but the number one most searched was the iphone 5 which is maybe not the headline that bing wants since it is owned by microsoft. iphone 5 owned by apple. >> bill: that is interesting. >> i have to get one. >> bill: silly girl. >> so many people have bought tickets for tonight's powerball drawing, the estimated jackpot has grown to $500 million the second highest lottery payout in u.s. history. mega millions saw the $656 million jackpot winner earlier this year. >> bill: there it is. i've got them. >> i'm getting five, too. >> bill: there is my quick pick. >> they're $2 though. >> cyprian has his now too he just showed. you've got competition. >> bill: competition in house here. >> bill has said if he wins, he's going to split the winnings with all of us here on the show. i thought it was really sweet. >> bill: you know i'm not that dumb. >> payout is about half that so it is about $250 million. you will be as rich as mitt romney. >> bill: mitt romney who was seen buying a lottery ticket, too. so victoria, before we
the london olympics, the election super storm sandy and honey boo-boo but the number one most searched was the iphone 5 which is maybe not the headline that bing wants since it is owned by microsoft. iphone 5 owned by apple. >> bill: that is interesting. >> i have to get one. >> bill: silly girl. >> so many people have bought tickets for tonight's powerball drawing, the estimated jackpot has grown to $500 million the second highest lottery payout in u.s. history. mega...
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the president is dealing with the aftermath of hurricane sandy today. he heads to new york this morning to look at the damage and to thank first responders who risked their lives last month. later this evening president obama will host the cast and crew of the movie "lincoln" for a screening at the white house. he is coming off a very important news conference yesterday. not only was this the first since his re-election, it was also the first he's held in eight months. several reporters did want to talk about the general petraeus scandal, of course but the president fortunately did get to spend a lot of time on the fiscal cliff which is what he was hoping for. while left room for a compromise by not taking a hard, red line on taxes he did say that he will not extend cuts for the rich. >> obama: when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do is to extend further tax cut for folks who don't need it which would cost close to a trillion dollars. >> senate democrats are hoping he will stick to that claim and not compromise. with republicans they're as
the president is dealing with the aftermath of hurricane sandy today. he heads to new york this morning to look at the damage and to thank first responders who risked their lives last month. later this evening president obama will host the cast and crew of the movie "lincoln" for a screening at the white house. he is coming off a very important news conference yesterday. not only was this the first since his re-election, it was also the first he's held in eight months. several...
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itself and represents the entire future. 2012 will likely be the hottest year on record w with hurricane sandy hitting right before the presidential election, we are seeing renewed interest in global warming. more john fugelsang coming up after the break. stay with us. you're about to watch an viewer created ad message for little caesars who proudly salutes united states veterans everywhere. >> clarksville is a small town on the tennesse/kentucky boader and it is a really great place to raise a family. my name is lloyd allard i was a chief officer in the special forces, i was in the army for 23 years. i have made 1400 parachute jumps. well, my experience in the military was varied. i spent a lot of time in iraq, a lot of time in kuwait. i did two tours in iraq and i decided it was time to do something different with my life. i saw little caesars as a way to family. the little caesars veterans program provides financial support and equipment when you open your store. the little caesars veterans program give me a sense of ownership and pride in my business because i am the owner of this business
itself and represents the entire future. 2012 will likely be the hottest year on record w with hurricane sandy hitting right before the presidential election, we are seeing renewed interest in global warming. more john fugelsang coming up after the break. stay with us. you're about to watch an viewer created ad message for little caesars who proudly salutes united states veterans everywhere. >> clarksville is a small town on the tennesse/kentucky boader and it is a really great place to...
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i visited some of the hurricane victims of sandy out in queens and different parts of new york. >> bill: oh, wow. >> it is devastating. people really need help. they need donations. red cross catholic charities whatever works. and people are going to need jobs. so we were out there to help talk about the moneys that the administration just released, $27 million for the state of new york. to hire out dislocated workers for the cleanup. >> bill: really. you know there have to be a lot of jobs in that -- i know you madam secretary secretary napolitano, secretary of housing, shaun donovan and others were out in the field yesterday representing the administration. of course, fema has done such a great job responding. >> the president has been excellent and everyone seems to be very focused on this. but it's going to be a long haul. >> bill: did you find that people are starting to get back on their feet there? >> somewhat. they don't have -- some places do not have electricity, running water. you have elderly in high rise public housing. it is very distressful. so people need to think about
i visited some of the hurricane victims of sandy out in queens and different parts of new york. >> bill: oh, wow. >> it is devastating. people really need help. they need donations. red cross catholic charities whatever works. and people are going to need jobs. so we were out there to help talk about the moneys that the administration just released, $27 million for the state of new york. to hire out dislocated workers for the cleanup. >> bill: really. you know there have to be...